Is there a reason that the writer of this topic chose to talk about the implications about having GIF open to the public rather than talk about having LZW open?
I personally think having LZW is of much more significance than GIF.
Having one of the most commonly used compression algorithms in the public domain is going to be a huge boon for me as a student because it'll allow me to finally see how commonly LHZ is implimented and let me study compression.
Anyone happen to have a copy of the alg. lying around?
I agree that small radio stations/etc. (I'm not sure exactly what all the laws apply to) are needed and allow you to listen to things other than the current pop culture whatever that may be, or the oldies that was pop when some of us where younger. But I don't see this ruling even it is up held all the way up, to provide much protection (like posted above) from bigger dogs.
But I do feel there is some hope. Internet radio is quite a bit cheaper and allows very small business' to operate without all the regulation and I think even if we continue this trend of bigger and "better" the internet will allow us to counter this (especially when we can start getting streaming music in our cars, BTW is anyone working on this?). Even with this you have to wonder how long the internet is going to remain unabused/censored/regulated.
(sorry, this is a little off topic)It's deffinatly a shame that all our 'unique' local stations/stores/etc. are being devoured by large business' because they can afford to buy in bulk and outright buy the buildings they use.
Have you ever read the warnings that come with the x86 assembly books from Intel?
That's because x86 chips aren't designed run real time. You need a chip that was designed for real time so that it doesn't hit an interupt and do that while the person is dying.
The japanese Anime is actually from french and in japan it does refer to all animimation, but in the states it only refers to Japanese animation as it is a loan word from Japanese. Just as the "dubbing" in japanese refers to copying, but in English is refers to an audio track. Or "futon" in English is basically a couch bed, but in Japan it's a bed you lay out on the floor.
If you're a Japanese major, a linguistics major, or even possibly an International Business major with a focus on Japan I could easily see how this would help you to get work. Anime allows you to see a view of Japan that is a little out there, but by being out there it emphasises some of the underlying pricipals that are common throughout all Japanaese life and allows you to see some less commonly used Japanese linguistic patterns, simply because in real life they don't occur that often. Anime is also a great source of mythology or superstision in Japanese culture. So, if you needed to be familiar with Japanese culture it gives you a very convienient way to do so. I would have to agree that outside of a very limited number of majors there would be no use of the class, but that's the same for any major; How many people outside of Math need to know how Game theory works? Or outside of Computer Science how a lexical compiler works? Outside of where they're used a lot of classes are worthless. You need to take everything in context otherwise it loses a lot of it's meaning.
There may not be a degree in it, but there are universitys that teach....well at least used to teach klingon as an actual language. Sad, isn't it? But if you're a linguist it's actually a pretty cool experiment.
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Is there a reason that the writer of this topic chose to talk about the implications about having GIF open to the public rather than talk about having LZW open?
I personally think having LZW is of much more significance than GIF.
Ummm... Yeah I looked at the patent. It's not exactly the easiest to read. I'm looking for a standard notation algorithm.
Having one of the most commonly used compression algorithms in the public domain is going to be a huge boon for me as a student because it'll allow me to finally see how commonly LHZ is implimented and let me study compression.
Anyone happen to have a copy of the alg. lying around?
I agree that small radio stations/etc. (I'm not sure exactly what all the laws apply to) are needed and allow you to listen to things other than the current pop culture whatever that may be, or the oldies that was pop when some of us where younger. But I don't see this ruling even it is up held all the way up, to provide much protection (like posted above) from bigger dogs.
But I do feel there is some hope. Internet radio is quite a bit cheaper and allows very small business' to operate without all the regulation and I think even if we continue this trend of bigger and "better" the internet will allow us to counter this (especially when we can start getting streaming music in our cars, BTW is anyone working on this?).
Even with this you have to wonder how long the internet is going to remain unabused/censored/regulated.
(sorry, this is a little off topic)It's deffinatly a shame that all our 'unique' local stations/stores/etc. are being devoured by large business' because they can afford to buy in bulk and outright buy the buildings they use.
That's because x86 chips aren't designed run real time. You need a chip that was designed for real time so that it doesn't hit an interupt and do that while the person is dying.
The japanese Anime is actually from french and in japan it does refer to all animimation, but in the states it only refers to Japanese animation as it is a loan word from Japanese. Just as the "dubbing" in japanese refers to copying, but in English is refers to an audio track. Or "futon" in English is basically a couch bed, but in Japan it's a bed you lay out on the floor.
If you're a Japanese major, a linguistics major, or even possibly an International Business major with a focus on Japan I could easily see how this would help you to get work. Anime allows you to see a view of Japan that is a little out there, but by being out there it emphasises some of the underlying pricipals that are common throughout all Japanaese life and allows you to see some less commonly used Japanese linguistic patterns, simply because in real life they don't occur that often. Anime is also a great source of mythology or superstision in Japanese culture. So, if you needed to be familiar with Japanese culture it gives you a very convienient way to do so. I would have to agree that outside of a very limited number of majors there would be no use of the class, but that's the same for any major; How many people outside of Math need to know how Game theory works? Or outside of Computer Science how a lexical compiler works? Outside of where they're used a lot of classes are worthless. You need to take everything in context otherwise it loses a lot of it's meaning.
There may not be a degree in it, but there are universitys that teach....well at least used to teach klingon as an actual language. Sad, isn't it? But if you're a linguist it's actually a pretty cool experiment.